Darlington v Curzon Ashton

Quakers are looking for their sixth successive home win when Curzon Ashton arrive at Blackwell Meadows on Friday afternoon.

Quakers go into the game in eighth place in the table, just a point behind Boston and York City.  There are just four points between sixth placed York and twelfth placed Hereford.

This will be the first game between the two clubs at Blackwell Meadows since august 2018 – the games in the last two seasons haven’t taken place because of Covid.

Match sponsors:

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matchball sponsors

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Special sponsors:

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Guest sponsors:

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Here's an interview with Alun:

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/alun-please-give-us-your-backing

Team News:

Joe Wheatley is on loan to Marske

Joey Hope is on loan at Northallerton

Lexus Beeden is on loan to Billingham Town

Brandon Taylor is on loan at Bishop Auckland

David Wheater is hoping to have recovered from a groin injury

Cameron Thompson is hoping to have recovered from an ankle injury

Danny Rose will have a fitness test.

Danny Ellis is hoping to have recovered from illness.

League position:  8^th (played 36, won 14, drawn 9, lost 13, goals for 54 against 48, points 51)

Latest results:

April 9^th Alfreton (away) drew 0-0

Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPx9ZMYq5YQ

April 2^nd Leamington (away) won 1-0 Mondal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjfKpUBll5o

March 25^th Boston (home) won 2-1 Wheater, Lambert

March 22^nd Southport (home)  won 1-0 Cassidy

March 18^th Hereford (away) drew 1-1 Lambert

March 8^th York (away) lost 1-3 Thompson

March 5^th Blyth (home) won 1-0 Lawlor

Curzon Ashton

League position:   14^th (played 35, won 11, drawn 11, lost 13, goals for 42 against 53, points 44)

Recent results:

9^th April Boston (home) lost 0-4

5^th April Brackley (home) drew 0-0

2^nd April Spennymoor Town (home) lost 0-3

26^th March Kidderminster (away) lost 0-5

22^nd March Gateshead (away) lost 0-4

19^th March Farsley (home) lost 1-2 Peers

Recent matches between the two clubs:

August 2021 Curzon Ashton 2 Darlington 1 (Cassidy)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpnA1D4qc08

October 2020 Curzon Ashton 0 Darlington 3 (Campbell, Reid, Rivers)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8kQfSyKwrs

August 2019 Curzon Ashton 3 Darlington 1 (O’Neill)

January 2019 Curzon Ashton 1 Darlington 1 (Elliott)

August 2018 Darlington 1 (Ainge) Curzon Ashton 2

March 2018 Darlington 1 (Syers) Curzon Ashton 0

September 2017 Curzon Ashton 1 Darlington 0